Olympics

Playoff Coverage

Soccer

Steelers 101 provides 24/7 obsessive sports coverage of the Pittsburgh Steelers as a part of Sports Media 101. For news,
op/ed, game reviews, team updates and even rumors you will find all of it on Steelers 101. Have an opinion - join
the discussion and drop a comment. If it's about the Steelers, it's on Steelers 101.

Pittsburgh Steelers Wide Receivers Coach Scottie Montgomery Departs for a Position with the Duke Blue Devils

February 8th, 2013 at 11:31 PM By Mark Mihalko

Just days after the Pittsburgh Steelers hired special teams coach Danny Smith to bring their opening total to one; Mike Tomlin is left with another opening on his coaching staff. This position opened up when wide receivers coach Scottie Montgomery left to become the offensive coordinator for the Duke Blue Devils.

Montgomery’s departure marks the second time this offseason that one of the Steelers assistants departed for the college ranks. In December, offensive line coach Sean Kugler took the head coaching position at UTEP.

While the receiving corps as a whole saw a drop off in 2012, much of that was due to injuries to quarterback Ben Roethlisberger and Brown. Yes, injury is not an excuse and the unit seemed to regress, some of that could also fall on the development of roles within Todd Haley’s new offensive schemes.

This will be a homecoming for Montgomery, as he was a standout wide receiver for the Blue Devils, as well as spending four seasons as their wide receivers coach before signing on with the Steelers. In all, Montgomery spent three seasons as the wide receivers coach.